Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Richlands had a population of 198 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Richlands had a population of 1,718 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richlands, with the one closest to Richlands listed first.
- Gum Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Catherine Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Tar Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Lyman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Cyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Onslow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
- Beulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulaville
- Beulaville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulaville <4>
- Angola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
- Chinquapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Olivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Resaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Hallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
- Sloan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Sarecta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Deep Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Pollocksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocksville
- Pollocksville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollocksville <4>
- Hubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Hubert is located in Onslow County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubert <4>
- Albertson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stella is located in Carteret County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stella <4>
- Cove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Outlaws Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Outlaws Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Richlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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